Quote:Micrsoft's Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel is a hot item. The company has warned that while using it on battery power is safe, plugging it into a wall can can cause it to overheat and smoke. The issue is the second high-profile quality control issue Microsoft has had with Xbox-related hardware in as many months...

"The bigger problem is the growing perception that Microsoft hardware sucks," he noted. "This could have implications for other hardware that they want to bring to market, like new Zune products, keyboards and mice."

The company will need to improve their product testing, Enderle continued, as hardware issues seem to be a trend for Microsoft now, which would indicate the hardware maker has some kind of quality control problems, most likely in the initial design stages, that need to be addressed...